Queen Elizabeth II has passed away - keep posts civil and respectful

[SideWinder]

Lying-in-State Queue Details (Read Before You Go):

There is another map in the link below.

Gov site with all the details:

Her Majesty The Queen's Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)

www.gov.uk

Read before you go and at the start of the link there are links showing the current end of the queue.

Very useful thank you.

3 battery packs, 2 pairs of headohones...will have a small bag of Tesco supplies.

Expecting the queue to be near maximum on the first day.

 

[Robbo]

Seismic? Not really the right word. Momentous for some, maybe.

With respect obv.

I would say it's the right word.

 

[CapitalOne]

I would say it's the right word.

Well that means Seismic for you not the whole world

 

[Jono8]

I'm not sure why people are surprised about cancellations and similar things, this is a seismic event in British history.

I don't think it is that "seismic". She was 96. Obviously her family will be sad, and i understand that a lot of people liked her. I would also send my condolences to her family and I did have a good amount of respect for her.

However, i do find the coverage and upheaval rather over the top. People have had important hospital appointments for life threatening illnesses they had booked for months cancelled, all because a 96 year old woman born into immense privelage and wealth, due to an archaic way of government/rule, died.

 

[Robbo]

Well that means Seismic for you not the whole world

I'm not sure how you can possibly argue it isn't a huge event. You may not care much personally, but the vast majority of people clearly do.

It's a shame people can't handle a bit of inconvenience for something of such importance to the country.

 

[Mr Jack]

People have had important hospital appointments for life threatening illnesses they had booked for months cancelled

No, they haven't. No-one has had a hospital appoint for a life threatening illness cancelled. They've cancelled stuff they wouldn't ordinarily do on a bank holiday, on account of - you know - it being a bank holiday; but the NHS runs all critical care on a bank holiday too.

I'm not sure how you can possibly argue it isn't a huge event. You may not care much personally, but the vast majority of people clearly do.

It's an important event; but I don't think it's a seismic one. Things will continue much as before.

It's a shame people can't handle a bit of inconvenience for something of such importance to the country.

The hysteria over not being able to do X on one day is extraordinary.

 

[GreatAuk]

I think one thing that's not been made tlvery clear is which cancellations / closures are for 'respect' and which are simply because there will now be staffing issues, and normal bank holiday arrangements. Having different hospital appointment arrangements on Bank Holidays seems reasonable to me, cancelling them out of 'respect' does not (and I strongly suspect the former is the case rather than the latter).

 

[CapitalOne]

I'm not sure how you can possibly argue it isn't a huge event. You may not care much personally, but the vast majority of people clearly do.

It's a shame people can't handle a bit of inconvenience for something of such importance to the country.

Depends on your priorities I guess and what inconvenience individuals have to suffer (for me, none apart from yawn tv). All I am saying is that it's importance, like the Monarchy as a whole, is not a fixed deal we all have our own calibration on that topic.

 

[dlockers]

No, they haven't. No-one has had a hospital appoint for a life threatening illness cancelled. They've cancelled stuff they wouldn't ordinarily do on a bank holiday, on account of - you know - it being a bank holiday; but the NHS runs all critical care on a bank holiday too.

Splitting hairs but there has been a few examples of people waiting for important check ups on potential cancer diagnosis. So it may be "life threatening" but it is certainly adding more unexpected/unplanned time into the schedule.

 

[CapitalOne]

I think one thing that's not been made tlvery clear is which cancellations / closures are for 'respect' and which are simply because there will now be staffing issues, and normal bank holiday arrangements. Having different hospital appointment arrangements on Bank Holidays seems reasonable to me, cancelling them out of 'respect' does not (and I strongly suspect the former is the case rather than the latter).

Exactly, if you close the schools/childcare eveything else will suffer domino style

 

[GGizmo]

Center parcs wanting to throw everyone out on that Monday. They have now had to backtrack it.

Hospital appointments being cancelled. It wouldn't be so bad if at the same town they announced more clinics. But they leave everyone hanging.

 

[Mr Jack]

Splitting hairs but there has been a few examples of people waiting for important check ups on potential cancer diagnosis. So it may be "life threatening" but it is certainly adding more unexpected/unplanned time into the schedule.

Fair point.

 

[Robbo]

Any hypothetical cancellations of 'life threatening' illness appointments are of course unnecessary, but we know the health service are not always the best when it comes to organisation...

So what's the solution to that then - no bank holiday, and then millions of people will be forced into work and can't watch the state funeral.

 

[CapitalOne]

Any hypothetical cancellations of 'life threatening' illness appointments are of course unnecessary, but we know the health service are not always the best when it comes to organisation...

So what's the solution to that then - no bank holiday, and then millions of people will be forced into work and can't watch the state funeral.

Do it on the Sunday

 

[cu3ed]

Center parcs wanting to throw everyone out on that Monday. They have now had to backtrack it.

Hospital appointments being cancelled. It wouldn't be so bad if at the same town they announced more clinics. But they leave everyone hanging.

Funny thing is, I bet that kinda thing would've **** the Queen off having it done in her name.

 

[tom_e]

So what's the solution to that then - no bank holiday, and then millions of people will be forced into work and can't watch the state funeral.

Yes and give them an extra days leave to use whenever, the same way many businesses operate on BHs

 

[Robbo]

Yes and give them an extra days leave to use whenever, the same way many businesses operate on BHs

But the whole point of the bank holiday is that people can watch proceedings?

 

[Hotwired]

Yes and give them an extra days leave to use whenever, the same way many businesses operate on BHs

Sounds very poor taste, here, have another day off but not the important one.

I think it's a small miracle that so many businesses that normally shaft their employees when it comes to BH are giving the majority of their staff the chance to take part in said BH.

 

[CapitalOne]

Ahem, do it on the Sunday

 

[omnomnom]

Sounds very poor taste, here, have another day off but not the important one.

I think it's a small miracle that so many businesses that normally shaft their employees when it comes to BH are giving the majority of their staff the chance to take part in said BH.

How is it poor taste? IF you want the day off then fine, if you arent bothered about watching it come in to work and have a days holiday to use when you want.

Its important to you...not to everyone.